John C. Boothroyd
John Charles Boothroyd is the Burt and Marion Avery Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University, best known for his studies on parasitology.[1] In 2016 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in Microbial Biology and Animal, Nutritional, and Applied Microbial Sciences.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Raised in Canada,[3] Boothroyd has a BSc from McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1975. He earned his PhD from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in molecular biology in 1979.[2][4]
Career
[edit]Boothroyd worked as a scientist at Wellcome Research Laboratories in the Department of Immunochemistry and Molecular Biology. He joined the faculty at Stanford University in 1982.[2] In the period 1982-1999, Boothroyd's research focused on the cell and molecular biology of Trypanosoma brucei and, after 1983, also the cell biology and pathogenesis of the Apicomplexan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii.[4]
Boothroyd was appointed to the position of the Burt and Marion Avery Professor of Immunology in February 2015 at the Stanford School of Medicine.[5]
At Stanford, Boothroyd has served as senior associate dean for research and training at the School of Medicine (2002–2005), as a member of the Stanford President’s Commission on Graduate Education (2004-2005), and, from 2008, as Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs.[3] In 2018 he was chosen to be the faculty director of the Stanford-hosted global meeting of the 2018-2019 Schmidt Science Fellows.[6] He has served as advisor to more than 65 Ph.D. and postdoctoral students.[4]
Honors
[edit]In 2008 he was awarded the Leuckart Medal from the German Society for Parasitology. In 2016 he was elected to become a member of the US National Academy of Sciences.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Professor John Boothroyd". Schmidt Science Fellows. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ a b c d "John Boothroyd". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ a b "John Boothroyd". Stanford Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ a b c "John Boothroyd Biographical Sketch". Stanford University. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ "John Boothroyd appointed to endowed professorship". News Center. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ University, Stanford (2018-11-29). "Stanford to host global gathering of Schmidt Science Fellows". Stanford News. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
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